“To create one’s own world takes courage.”
–Georgia O’Keeffe
more than a dead tree
or virginal flower flush
with blushing petals,
an artist forms reality
heart lifts in imagination
mind soars with creativity
above dry, dusty desert
of hardpan relationship
soul flies to canyon lands
of welcoming sagebrush;
bleeding art on red clay
bursts from the shadows
paints emotional palette,
wanders beyond rim until
satisfied by fruits of wine
and feast of distant mesa
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Ekphrastic poetry for dVerse poets’ pub hosted by Melissa Lemay.
a poem in my pocket 
Oct 27, 2023 @ 20:09:25
Gorgeous imagery in this, Lynn!
Oct 28, 2023 @ 10:54:56
Thank you very much, Sara!
Oct 19, 2023 @ 23:03:31
Lynn you’ve got a very hopeful perspective on the painting. Maybe she painted this during some brighter days 🙂
Oct 20, 2023 @ 09:03:27
I’d like to think her art was her escape when life circumstances were difficult 🙂
Oct 20, 2023 @ 12:44:23
❤